Browsing Faculty of Arts by Author "Zinn, Sandy"
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Assessing the appropriation of social media by academic librarians in South Africa and Zimbabwe
Mabweazara, Rangarirai Moira; Zinn, Sandy (LIASA, 2016)Research into the appropriation of social media by academic libraries in countries with growing economies is scarce. There remains an empirical and theoretical gap in the literature about how librarians, particularly those ... -
City of Cape Town libraries' segregated history: 1952-1972
Laishley, Kathleen; Zinn, Sandy (University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2015)This article investigates the history and development of the Cape Town City Libraries (CTCL) from 1952-1972 and examines the effect of apartheid legislation on establishing a public library system. Legislation introduced ... -
The conundrum of school libraries in South Africa
Zinn, Sandy; Hart, Genevieve (Library and Information Association of South Africa, 2007)Introduction: The first democratic elections in 1994, leading to the end of apartheid education, new educational legislation and a new curriculum, brought fresh optimism to South African school library circles. This was ... -
The drive for school libraries in South Africa: intersections and connections
Hart, Genevieve; Zinn, Sandy (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015)This paper traces the important developments in school librarianship in South Africa since 2007, during which time the drive to address huge backlogs in school library provision has gained momentum - largely, it argues, ... -
E-book usage amongst academic librarians in South Africa
Zinn, Sandy; Langdown, Natasha (Library & Information Association of South Africa, 2011)The purpose of this study completed in 2010 was to investigate the use of e-books amongst academic librarians; in particular which e-books are available to academic librarians, why they choose this format, what impact ... -
Information behaviour of Nigerian undergraduates in the World of Web 2.0
Zinn, Sandy; Krubu, Dorcas (Innovation, 2018)The purpose of the study was to investigate the information behaviour ofNigerian undergraduates in the world of Web 2.0 at the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Nigeria. The study is drawn from a doctoral thesis ... -
Information literacy education in the South African Classroom: Reflections from teachers' Journals in the Western Cape province
Zinn, Sandy; Stilwell, Christine; Hoskins, Ruth (De Gruyter, 2016)This qualitative study reports on teachers in the Western Cape as they attempt to embed information literacy in their classrooms. It explores how teachers come to understand information literacy and the extent to which ... -
The information literacy self-efficacy of disadvantaged teachers in South Africa
Zinn, Sandy (Springer, 2013)The aim of this study was to gauge teachers’ information literacy self-efficacy thereby eliciting clues to possible gaps in teachers’ knowledge and skills which could be addressed during an information literacy education ... -
Lecturers' use of Web 2.0 in the faculty of Information Science and communications at MZUZU University, Malawi
Chawinga, Winner Dominic; Zinn, Sandy (UNISA Press, 2015)The study reported on in this article investigated the use of Web 2.0 technologies by lecturers in the Faculty of Information Science and Communications at Mzuzu University (MZUNI), Mzuzu, Malawi. By distributing a ... -
Making sense of the information seeking process of undergraduates in a specialised university: revelations from dialogue journaling on WhatsApp messenger
Krubu, Dorcas Ejemeh; Zinn, Sandy; Hart, Genevieve (Informaing Science Institute, 2017)AIM/PURPOSE The research work investigated the information seeking process of undergraduates in a specialised university in Nigeria, in the course of a group assignment. BACKGROUND Kuhlthau’s Information Search Process ... -
Outcomes-based education and non-English mother tongue speakers from disadvantaged environments: a double-edged handicap to acquiring information literacy
Zinn, Sandy (Unisa Press, 2000)Information literacy is the ability to access and critically engage with information, and to communicate new understandings which lead to knowledge and wisdom. Information literacy skills are incorporated in our ... -
Readiness to adopt e-learning: pioneering a course in school librarianship education
Zinn, Sandy (Library and Information Association of South Africa, 2009)E-learning has come of age in South African higher education but scepticism, caution and an inadequate reward system for innovative teaching methods have resulted in a slow uptake by academics. Within this milieu the author ... -
Use of Web 2.0 by students in the Faculty of Information Science and Communications at Mzuzu University, Malawi
Chawinga, Winner D.; Zinn, Sandy (AOSIS, 2016)BACKGROUND: Over the years, advancements in Internet technologies have led to the emergence of new technologies such as Web 2.0, which have taken various sectors including higher education by storm. Web 2.0 technologies ... -
Use of web 2.0 technologies by library and information science students
Zinyeredzi, Colin; Zinn, Sandy (UNISA Press, 2016)The research reported on in this article investigated the use of Web 2.0 technologies by library and information science (LIS) students at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), South Africa. Blumer and Katz’s Uses and ...